Wednesday, January 30, 2013

This is Kathie hosting this week for SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY, from the wonderful City Of Sails from Auckland New Zealand and we're in the middle of a very hot summer. We've had totally amazing weather which is a contrast from last summers weather which was raining and windy. Yesterday and today the temperature where we live was 35c at our home which is appropriately 96 F that's pretty warm for us as a lot of homes don't have Air Con here in New Zealand.

I apologise for not commenting on your blogs and Sweet Sketch Wednesdays blog over the last month but we've been away on an amazing family holiday and I created my cards in advance. Now I'm back and ready to start again for 2013.

Now, on with introducing our new sponsor this week.We are happy to announce

Birdie Brown

Intro about Birdie Brown

Hello everyone! I'm Torico, the owner of Birdie Brown. I'm a mom to two kids who live in Japan. I've been loving doodling since I was a child, and have a passion for card making now! At my Etsy shop, Birdie Brown, I'm offering whimsical and cute (Japanese "kawaii") digital stamps created from my original illustrations. I love "simple & cute" designs. So, most of my digital stamps are designed to match such a style. If you also like "simple & cute" style, you'll find something you have been wanting on Birdie Brown!!

Torico is offering our very lucky winner

3 Digital Images of the winners choice.

Check out Birdie Brown images you'll just love them and you can find them here.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BirdieBrown

http://birdiebrown.blogspot.com/

Before we see our fabulous cards from our very talented Design Team, I would like to announce last week's winner.

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join our challenge this week.

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along:

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have a Birdie Brown image, we'd love to see what you can do with them. However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.2. If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday #191 as your label or tag.3. ADD the sketch of the week to your blog and include a link back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday.4. Post your card on your blog along with the link to SSW.5. Sign in to Inlinkz and add a direct link back to your card on your site.6. Be sure to leave a comment here on this site and please remember that this is one of the rules to be considered for the Grand Prize.Have a fabulous week creating!Note: The challenge closes on Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm MST.We can't wait to see your wonderful creations and comment on your cards.Wishing you a great week

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Has it been cold enough for everyone? This is Nancy hosting this week for SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY, from the bright sunny state of Arizona.... You would think that Arizona would be warm. But that has not been the case lately. It has been really, really cold here. We had three nights with the temperatures down to 6 degrees and the days were only in the 20's. I don't live in Phoenix, but they really has problems with their plant life and water lines when the temperatures get that low. They have to cover everything up. They had temperatures in the 20's at night which is not good for cactus and other plant life down there.. I live in Northern Arizona so it was actually alot colder here.It is crazy because today the temperatures are in the mid 60's. I didn't even wear a jacket today when I went out. For those of us that live in the northern hemisphere, I thought you might like it see a little taste of spring with this beautiful picture. Just think, Spring will be here in a few short months.Now, on with introducing our new sponsor this week. We are happy to announceJessica and Stef H
(Glitterbabe)

Hi. I'm Jessica (or FLOPPY) of FLOPPY LATTE DESIGNS. I
design digital stamps and papers, and also rework old woodcuts and drawings and
put them into digital stamp form.. and i'm stef (or GLITTERBABE) as i'm known in
blogland. I also design digital stamps but not quite as intricately as FLOPPY
does. Together we're the LATTE LADIES, or better known as FLOPPY LATTE DESIGNS.
Jess is the more serious one and stef is the clown – always trying to make
people laugh. ok. So she likes the limelight. Keeps me (jess) in the background
creating. Together we offer a variety of stamping and scrapbooking images and
items reaching out to everyone's tastes (so we think). Do drop by FLOPPY LATTE
DESIGNS ( www.floppylattedesigns.com/catalog ) and have a look around. We are
sure you'll see something you like and we guarantee it'll put a smile on your
face!

Our Grand Prize Winner this week will receive: $10 Gift Certificate Before we see our fabulous card from our Design Team, I would like to announce last week's winner.

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday
challenge rules for playing along:.1. Create a card using the sketch of
the week. If you have aFloppy Latte image, we'd love to see what you
can do with them. However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create
your card.2. If you are posting to an online
gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday #190 as your label or
tag.3. Add the sketch of the week to your
blog and include a link back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday.4. Post your card on your blog along
with the link to SSW.5. Sign in to Inlinkz and add a direct
link back to your card on your site.6. Be sure to leave a comment here
on this site and please remember that this is one of the rules to be
considered for the Grand Prize.Have a fabulous week
creating!Note: The
challenge closes on Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm MST.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

It's Wednesday which means a new challenge for you at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. We're so glad you're here, so sit back with a cup of tea and take a moment to read this post. Did you know January is Hot Tea Month? As much as I love my Starbucks latte, hot tea is my most favorite. I've gone to a local tea house for lunch and talk about fun! They serve pots of tea (over 40+ flavors) kept hot with a warmer as well as yummy lunch fare and desserts. The only problem was the dainty little tea cup like the one pictured above...one swallow and it's done!! And where's the big handle to hold on to like a mug?!!

Tea pots just keep getting cuter and cuter too. Having a niece and nephew-in-law who both work for Disney, I knew I had to share this adorable Mickey tea pot! Maybe on my next trip I'll pick myself up one!!!

As you can tell, I love to chat, but now let's get down to business.

Our Grand Prize Winner of a $12 gift certificate to A Day for Daisies is:

Be sure to grab your winner's badge from the sidebar to display proudly on your blog.

Our Top Three are:

1. MARIANNE #9

2. JOVITA #26

3. JANICE #23

Congratulations!!! Be sure and grab your Top Three badge for your blog.

Here is our sketch for this week, by our very own co-designer Sally. It lends itself to the use of beautiful designer papers and fun embellishments. And like every week, we have another wonderful sponsor. Put your hands together for...

All
images/designs are created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann Hancock. My
work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit
with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy
as much as I enjoy creating.

Sally Ann has been a sponsor for us each and every month and we say a big "THANK YOU" to her for that! And she is generously giving our grand prize winner 6 digis of their choice FREE! Sally Ann, you're the best!!!

Speaking of the best, there is no better Design Team around than the ladies I work with at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. So now it's time to show off their fabulous creations using images from Digi Stamp Boutique:

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along:.1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have a Digi Stamp Boutique image, we'd love to see what you can do with them. However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.2. If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday #189 as your label or tag.3. Add the sketch of the week to your blog and include a link back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday.4. Post your card on your blog along with the link to SSW.5. Sign in to Inlinkz and add a direct link back to your card on your site.6. Be sure to leave a comment here on this site and please remember that this is one of the rules to be considered for the Grand Prize.Have a fabulous week creating!Note: The challenge closes on Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm MST.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Welcome to Sweet Sketch Wednesday. This is Judi posting for you again this week! I hope you are enjoying the New Year! I love January...it's the perfect time for me to deep clean my house and purge things I don't need anymore even though I try to do that all year long.Well, we have some exciting news this week. We would like to welcome our newest Design Team member, Holly Gwilliams. We are thrilled to have her join us and look forward to having you enjoy her inspiration.

Holly Gwilliams

Hello, my name is Holly and I live in Yorkshire, UK, where it
generally rains and does not much else, but that gives me plenty of time to sit
indoors and craft. I have been making cards for about a year now. It started as
something to keep me occupied while the hubby (or fiance as he was at the
time)watched football (soccer to
anyone in the US) and it became a bit of an obsession, so much so that my spare
room is now my craft room and I no longer have to sit at the kitchen
table.

My other hobbies include sewing
(I run a little business making bags and make my own dresses when I can), tap
dancing, following MotoGP and reading. I also hope to start studying for my
history degree later this year, as well as doing some creative craft courses at
my local college, but first I need to go on my honeymoon as I got married over
Christmas.

I sometimes wonder how I find
time to do all this, and see my friends, as by day I am a legal secretary
too.

Crafting has become my passion
and I am so excited to be a DT member for SSW.

Holly

xx

Welcome, Holly!

We love all of our DT and appreciate their individual creativity and all that they do to help make this blog possible for you. We couldn't do it without them!

Be sure to grab your winner's badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Our Top Three are:

1. STACY D. #27

2. COOPS #3

3. LORI BYRNS #21

Congrats to our TOP 3!

Be sure to grab your Top 3 Badge to post on your blog!

A Day for Daisiesis our incredible sponsor this week. If you are new to Tammy's images, you will be blown away by her creativity and wonder. Her style is so unique and not anything like any other artist. Enjoy your look around her site!

A DAY FOR DAISIES provides themed categories of over 1000 fun and
whimsical digital images, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie
kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along:.1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have A Day For Daisies images, we'd love to see what you can do with them. However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.2. If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday #188-89 as your label or tag.3. Add the sketch of the week to your blog and include a link back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday.4. Post your card on your blog along with the link to SSW.5. Sign in to Inlinkz and add a direct link back to your card on your site.6. Be sure to leave a comment here on this site and please remember that this is one of the rules to be considered for the Grand Prize.Have a fabulous week creating!Note: The challenge closes on Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm MST.